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Earl Lewis Townsend

In memory of:

Leading Aircraftman Earl Lewis Townsend

December 15, 1944

Military Service

Service Number:

R/134116

Age:

23

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Additional Information

Son of Bert and Amy Edith Townsend, of Winnipeg; husband of Lerena Jean Townsend, of Winnipeg.

Commemorated on Page 464 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

WINNIPEG (BROOKSIDE) CEMETERY
Manitoba, Canada

Grave Reference:

Mil. Sec. Lot 1971.

Location:

The cemetery is located immediately west of the Red River College, at 3001 Notre Dame Avenue, in the city of Winnipeg, Manitoba. During the First World War, Winnipeg was the headquarters of No 10 Military District and it contained six military hospitals of 972 beds. Air force and army training camps were established in the area during the Second World War, with No 103 Canadian Army Basic Training Centre at Fort Garry. Winnipeg (Brookside) Cemetery contains 299 Commonwealth burials of the First World War and 149 from the Second World War, most of them in the special military plot.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Newspaper clipping– In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • Photo of EARL LEWIS TOWNSEND– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of EARL LEWIS TOWNSEND – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Grave marker– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Grave marker – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Document– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Document – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Document– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Document – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of EARL LEWIS TOWNSEND– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of EARL LEWIS TOWNSEND – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of EARL LEWIS TOWNSEND– Earl and his wife Lerena 2nd and 3rd from right. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of EARL LEWIS TOWNSEND – Earl and his wife Lerena 2nd and 3rd from right. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of EARL LEWIS TOWNSEND– FR Bertie and Amy (parents) BR Earl, Inez and George. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of EARL LEWIS TOWNSEND
    Photo of EARL LEWIS TOWNSEND – FR Bertie and Amy (parents) BR Earl, Inez and George. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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